Keep your presenters on time with Teams’ new meeting countdown timer
Short VersionTeams is introducing a meeting timer to help keep your meetings and speakers on track. Now due late September to late October 2025.
DetailsThe new timer will be available by default...
SharePoint is getting header and footer enhancements
Short VersionMicrosoft SharePoint is getting updated site headers and footers. Now due early to mid-September 2025.
DetailsThis enhancement introduces new options for customising the header, footer, and navigation links.
For site viewers:
Teaching tips...
Researcher is being added to the M365 Copilot Prompt Box
Short VersionThe Researcher agent will soon also appear as a button in the M365 Copilot Prompt Box across Microsoft 365 apps. Mid-July 2025.
DetailsThe Researcher agent was previously accessible via the left...
Copilot Chat is coming to M365 apps for users without a Copilot licence
Short VersionCopilot Chat will soon be available as a side-by-side experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for users without a Copilot licence. Due late June to September.
DetailsMicrosoft is adding...
Create and add custom dictionaries for Microsoft Teams
Short VersionAdmins will soon be able to upload custom dictionaries for Microsoft Teams meeting transcripts, enhancing transcript accuracy for tenant-specific terms. Now due mid to late July 2025.
DetailsYour admin will soon...
Teams meeting option suggestions in classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows
Short VersionThe Microsoft Teams meeting add-in in classic Microsoft Outlook for Windows will soon offer meeting options suggestions. Now due mid-July to mid-November 2025.
DetailsIf you are creating a Teams meeting in classic...
Copilot in PowerPoint will soon be able to reference Excel files
Short VersionCopilot in PowerPoint users will soon be able to create presentations based on Excel files. Now due mid-July to late August 2025.
DetailsAfter this rollout, users can see Excel files when...
Threaded conversations are coming to Microsoft Teams channels
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams is introducing a new threaded conversation layout for channels, similar to those found in group chats. Due mid to late August 2025.
DetailsFollowing this rollout, the threaded layout may facilitate...
On hold: Interactive agents for Microsoft Teams meetings and calls
17th September 2025 update from Microsoft: "After further review, this has been delayed to a later date. We apologize for any inconvenience".
Short VersionYou will be able to discover and acquire new...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? June 2025
Welcome to our sixth roundup of 2025. We look at what was announced, released and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot in June.
Check out the May blog for lots of content...
Cancelled: Turn Teams Meetings into PowerPoint Slides
Update 23rd January 2026: "We are no longer moving forward with this feature. We apologize for any inconvenience".
Short VersionCopilot in PowerPoint will soon allow you to reference a Teams meeting to...
Pop out your core Teams apps into a new window
DetailsYou will soon be able to ‘pop out’ core Teams apps, such as Chat and Teams, from the app bar into a new window.
Right-click on an app and select Open in...
Teams chat gets easier to navigate with ‘Last Read’ and ‘Newest’ jump buttons plus...
Short VersionMicrosoft Teams is introducing new ‘last read’ and ‘newest’ jump buttons for chat messages, as well as customisable default behaviour. Due mid to late June 2025.
DetailsTeams will soon allow you...
Custom sounds for mail and calendar notifications are coming to new Outlook
Short VersionNew Microsoft Outlook for Windows desktop will soon allow you to set custom sounds for new mail notifications, mail reactions, and Calendar notifications/reminders. Due late June to late July 2025.
DetailsThis update...
Apply a watermark to PDFs in SharePoint and OneDrive
Short VersionYou will soon be able to add text or image watermarks to PDFs in SharePoint and OneDrive. Now due late June to late July 2025.
DetailsTo add a text watermark:
Open a...
Microsoft 365 Copilot now generates audio overviews for Word, Teams, OneDrive & more
Short VersionCopilot in OneDrive, Teams, Word, Outlook and Copilot Notebooks will turn files and meetings into an audio overview, creating a listening experience that’s easy to follow. Now due May to...
Use the new table of contents pane to navigate PDFs in SharePoint and OneDrive
Short VersionOneDrive for the web and SharePoint will soon display a table of contents (ToC) in a panel on the left for PDFs that already have a ToC. This will allow...
Use Copilot in Word to ‘Fix all spelling & grammar’
Short VersionMicrosoft Word is getting a new Copilot feature: ‘Fix all spelling & grammar’. Now due mid-May 2025 to mid-August 2025.
Details‘Fix all spelling & grammar’ will offer a one-click way to...
Use Copilot to summarise Outlook email attachments
Short VersionCopilot will soon be able to summarise Outlook email attachments. Due mid-June to late August 2025.
DetailsYou will soon be able to summarise PDF, Word (.docx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) email attachments...
Microsoft is retiring the SharePoint Alerts feature
15th June 2026 update. Microsoft: "We are updating this post as a reminder. SharePoint Alerts will be fully turned off starting in mid-July 2026."
Short VersionMicrosoft is phasing out the SharePoint Alerts...
What’s new in Microsoft 365 and Copilot? June 2026
*Members only early access* Welcome to our sixth roundup of 2026. We review what was announced, released, and delayed across Microsoft 365 and Copilot...
